John Scadgell

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John Scadgell
Personal information
NationalityBritish {English)
Born(1912-05-26)May 26, 1912
Hampshire, England
Died2002
Worthing, England
Sport
ClubWorthing BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1958 Cardiff fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1962fours

George Harry Scadgell known as John Scadgell (1912-2002) was an England international lawn bowler. [1] [2]

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Bowls career

Scadgell won a gold medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Norman King, John Bettles and Walter Phillips. [3] [4]

He won three National Championship titles, two in the pairs (1955 and 1966) and once in the fours (1961). [5] He also finished runner-up to Peter Line in the 1964 singles. [6]

Personal life

He and his father H G (George) Scadgell both bowled for Worthing and ran a House and hotel furnishing company. [7]

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References

  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. ""Empire Games Results." Times, 26 July 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  5. "Past Records". Bowls England.
  6. "Ice-cool Line joins the bowls greats" . Birmingham Daily Post. 22 August 1964. Retrieved 19 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Club history". Worthing Bowls Club.